Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-12
TALK With GIBSON.
The Ex.Premier of the Hawaiian
Islands Says the United States
Has a Pacific Ocean Policy.
Jmuortsnt Features of the New C0nsti-
fution-A Change From an Also
lutte TO 8 Limited Monarchy.
Gibson is Struggled From the Islands to
save His Life-Great Britain VIII
Stand by English Capitalists.

SAN FRANCISCO CAL', aug. W a4teI
I. Gibson, the aged ex-Premier Of the
Hawaiian kingdom, and to whose official
conduct is accorded the recent uprising
OF the populace, and whose life was sup
posed to be in great danger, was in g
pleasant conversational mood when seen
at his hotel by reporter OF the Associat-
ed Press this morning. "Tne new consti-
tuition has many admirable features about
it," he SAID, in speaking Of affairs On the
island, "still it was what might be termed
q shotgun or rife constitution. The King
only proclaimed it through fear Of his life.
Whether it will last or not l
cannot, Of course, tell. The creation OF
8 new house Of mobiles with property
qualifications is an expedient which will
disfranchise 8 great many and was the
chief desire Of the Missionary party sof
the foreigners. Those people," sara
GIBSON, 'undoubtedly meant to take my
life, but the new cabinet evidently felt
that 1t would be murderous expedient as
they knew how long l was with the native
party, and my death by vioInts might
have occasioned very serious trssQble.
l had not q trial on the charges against
he. The case was noll prosecuted
US lnO 2bIOLhOJ EShCio4' 4-4uAO1 llISO
the cabinet that ] would leave the island
en- the first opportunity to prevent the
suspension of any intrigue on my pert,
and drove to the wharf at noon on July
u. There was quite large crowd on
the wharf to note my departure"
In speaking of the new cabinet, Gibson
said they were all estimable gentlemen.
The new prime minister was a man OF
,tafi Mr. GfhCnn 4 joi
GAS to my own future and fortune |
could not make any forecast if l would.
Now that am here in the United States,
am glad the revolution occurred,
if only to compel me to take
q vacation In further conversation
Gibson said the United States govern
would probably be revealed shortly. He
saidthis government would not Ike the
course affairs had taken on the Island.
He would not give any explanation be-
yond this one remark.
The legislative body will assemble BIZ
annually, commencing next May. The
Legislature has full power and authority
TO amend the constitution as specially
provided, and from time tn time to make
all manner of wholesome laws not repug-
shall have passed the Legislature shall,
before it becomes law, be presented to
the King. If he approves it, he shall sign
it and it shall thereby become q law, but
il he does not he shall return it with mis-
objection to the Legislature, which shall
enter the objections at large on their Jour
nal and proceed to reconsider it. II sitter
such reconsideration it shall be approved
h. nf oil
members of the Legislature it shall be-
come law. Tie succeeding four clauses
provide that the majority of the assembly
shall Judge of the qualifications of the
members and provides for the election Of
twenty-four mobiles and twenty-four rep
resentatives of the people. The twenty
: fntfr- representatives are to be elected
biennialy. The constitution then reads
At the first election held under this con-
stitution the mobiles shall be elected TO
serve until general election to the legis-
fsture for the year 1890, at which election
and thereafter the mobiles shall be voted
on at the same time and place SIS
representatives and a. the election of
1890 one third Of the mobiles shall be
elected for two years, one-third for four
wears and one third for six years, and the
terms respectively, and at subsequent
general elections they shall be elected for
six years. The mobiles shall serve with
out pay. The judicial power Of the
kingdom shall be vested in one supreme
court and in such inferior courts as the
Legislature may from time to time estab-
lish. All laws now in force in this king
dom shsll continue and remain in full
c1faro6 laj
by the Legislature, such parts
to this constitution. All laws heretofore
enscted, or that may hereafter be enacted,
which are contrary to this constitution
shsll be null and void. The constitution
shall be in force from the 9TH day of July,
a. D., 1887, but that there may be no
failure of Justice or Inconvenience to the
kingdom from any change, all officers OF
this kingdom at the time this constitu-
ton shall take effect, shall hold and ex-
erclse all power to them granted. Such
-0fficers shall take oath to support this
constitution within sixty days sitter the
PRONUNCIATION thereof.
The constitution contains eighty-two
sections in all. Article - is the more
important, and provides property -qualitl-
cation as requisite in voting for mobiles.
GIBSON sMUGGLED AWAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. I'm spite
OF Gibson's statement regarding his de-
parture from the Sandwich Island, the
master Of the brig Speckels says he was
spirited away by his friends to save his
life. Comments in the Hawaiian papers
received here indicate that the new Cabi-
net will repudiate the loan recently effect
ed in England, the new Premier claiming
the bonds are Illegal for various reasons
1t is said the new Premier and his asso.
ciates have already been warned by the
British Consul that these plans will meet
with the disspproval of the British gov.
eminent and will have to be altered t
suit the wishes of those who have invest
ed their capital in good faith.